Proceedings of an International Seminar on Evaluating, Strengthening, and Retrofitting Masonry Buildings. Held in Arlington, Texas in October 1989

摘要

The seminar was a forum for presentation of materials from four countries (Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Italy, and the United States) on the aspects of evaluating, strengthening and retrofitting masonry in light of each country's: (1) material properties; (2) strengthening techniques; (3) analysis (including wind and seismic); (4) building codes and regulations; and (5) special considerations for historical structures. The volume is a compilation of the exact manuscripts as supplied by the presenters.